Scott Bakula Quotes

As an actor you're used to being the focus of attention.

Anyone who goes on the stage is a show-off, aren't they? Acting's weird.

I didn't become an actor to become a celebrity.

I'm an actor, of course, so I like to show off.

I'm not a star, I'm an actor - there's a difference!

That was my original dream, anyway, to be on stage. I think the stage is an actor's place because actors, it belongs to you.

Entertainment is often a medium in which you can put yourself front and center.

As an actor, that's what you want; you want people to be aware that you are there, so that they can actually use you in their films and in their plays.

When the camera is on, I am an actor; otherwise, I am an ordinary person.

In the theatre, once you've gone about eight rows back, everybody else is just listening to you. You're very small, and nobody can really see what you're doing.

Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver.

I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.

I think of myself as an actor.

If you want to be an actor because you want to be recognized on the street and have people ask you for autographs, look for another career. If you want to be an actor because you love being on stage and want to capture a person's heart, go for it.

What I want to be is an actor, not a star.

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

In the theater, as an actor, you're welcoming people into your house.

I'm an actor and this is a role I'm playing. But people can get wacky.

But actors should act. You should see them most often rather than just not.

There are a lot of different facets to my personality that I don't use all the time in my house, or in everyday life, that I can experience and share when I'm on a stage.

I just have always been so interested in the way actors and actresses present themselves to the world because I think it is very important and it affects the way people see you as an actor.

Oh, isn't it cool? It's so cool being an actor! It's so cool having my face on a bus.

As an actor, you know that every act has a closing curtain.

I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.

The wonderful thing about acting is they're always going to need old codgers!